Pattern for fagoted yokes



M. AUGUSTIN PATTERN FOR FAGOTED YOKES Aug. 10, 1954 2 Sheef-Sheet 1Filed Sept. 9, 1950 125mm jrii b By /f Au 10, 1954 M. AUGUSTIN 2,685,740

PATTERN FOR FAGOTED YOKES Fil ed S ept. 9, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V ENTOR.

Patented Aug. 10, 1954 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 9 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to patterns and guides for making theyoke-portion of a blouse or dress.

The object of the present invention is to provide a guide or pattern formaking fagoted stitching.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference charactersindicate like parts:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a fagoted yoke of the presentinvention as applied to a womans blouse.

Figure 2 represents a fragmentary plan view of a portion of the blouseof Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a plan view of the yokemaking pattern of the presentinvention with two rows of bias tape basted thereto and with'a partialrow of fagoted stitches applied between said bias tapes.

Figure 4 represents a cross-sectional view taken generally along line4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 represents a fragmentary cross-sectional view, on an enlargedscale of a single row of bias tape basted to the pattern of Figure 3.

Figure 6 represents a fragmentary plan view of the yoke-making patternand bias tape basted thereto showing the first step in the formation ofthe fagoted stitch of the present invention.

Figure '7 represents a plan view similar to the plan view of Figure 6showing the second step in the formation of the fagoted stitch of thepresent invention.

Figure 8 represents a plan view similar to the plan view of Figures 6and '7 showing the next step in the formation of the fagoted stitch ofthe present invention.

Figure 9 represents a plan view, similar to that of Figures 6, 7 and 8,showing two completed stitches and the start of a third fagoted stitchof the present invention.

Figure 10 represents an enlarged fragmentary plan view of two rows ofbias tape with a row of fagoted stitching of the present inventionintervening said rows of bias tape.

Referring particularly to Figure 3, there is illustrated a pattern It,which may be formed of paper and which is generally oval shaped with anopening it at the center thereof and with a Wedgeshaped portion removedfrom one end thereof to provide an incomplete elipse. The pattern I5 hasa plurality of generally concentric lines ll printed thereon to providespaced guides 8 along which strips of bias tape i9 may be temporarilysecured (as by the basting stitches 29) The pattern !5 is shaped so thatwhen the edges 2| and 22 thereof are placed in abutting relationship thepattern |5 will form a generally frustoconical shield or cover orpattern which conforms generally to the outline or shape of theneckportion or yoke-portion of a womans blouse or dress or the like.

Therefore, a yoke or shoulder-portion for a garment made according tothe pattern I5, when completed and affixed to a blouse or dress, willfit neatly and properly upon the shoulders of the wearer of the garment.It is to be understood that the pattern l5 may be prepared in a varietyof sizes and shapes so that blouses or dresses embodying the yoke of thepresent invention may be made in a variety oi sizes according to thedemands of. the person ultimately wearing the garment. It is also to beunderstood that the pattern may be made of fabric or any other suitablematerial.

Between the concentric rows of elliptical guides it there are imprintedupon the pattern I5 generally diagonal spaced guide-lines 23 for apurpose to be hereinafter explained.

The fagoted stitch of the present invention shown in detail in Figures 2and 6 to 10, inclusive,,is formed as follows:

With the rows of bias tape 19 temporarily secured to the pattern I5 bythe basting-stitches 20, a strand or yarn at from which the fagotedstitches are to be formed is knotted at one end (as at 25) and passedthrough one of the bias tapes 53-5; but not through the pattern 15therebeneath. Thereafter, the yarn 24 is extended diagonally across thepattern 15 to the next adjacent row of bias tape Iii-b, along thediagonal line 23-a which extends from the tape IQ-a to the tape lt-b.

Then the yarn 2 3 is passed through the tape iii-b (closely adjacent theedge 25) but not through the pattern, as is shown particularly in Figure6.

Thereafter the yarn 2:3 is passed completely around the strand 2?! whichextends between the tapes ill-a and I949. The free end of the yarn maypass from the right or forward side of the strand 2] to the left orrearward side thereof (as illustrated in Figure 7). The forward side ofthe strand 2i is that'side which generally represents the direction ofadvance of the strand 2? parallel to the tapes la-a and 59-h, and isthat side of the strand which makes an obtuse angle with the adjacentedge of the fabric.

After the free end of the yarn 24 has been passed completely around thestrand 2?, it is extended diagonally toward the tape l9-a (along theguide-line 23) where it is secured to the tape 3 ie-a (along the edge 29thereof). This step is shown particularly in Figure 8.

A second fagoted stitch (according to the present invention) is madewhen the free end of the yarn 24 is passed completely around the strand39, which now extends from the tape til-b to the tape l9-a and isthereafter extended toward the tape iii-b along the guide-line 3|.Thereafter succeeding stitches are made in the manner shown in Figures 6to 8, inclusive, using the guide-lines 23 to indicate where the yarn 24should be connected to the tapes l9.

Succeeding stitches are completed, as above described, to form one rowof fagoted stitching, shown partially completed in Figure 3, and shownin an enlarged fragmentary view in Figure 10, until the row of stitchesis complete between the edges 2i and 22 of the pattern l5. Thereafterthe next adjacent (as well as the succeeding rows) of fagoted stitchesmay be made according to the method hereinabove described.

When completed, alternate rows of bias tape and fagoted stitching willbe secured to the pattern iii to form the yoke shown in Figures 1 and 2.

When all the rows of fagoted stitches are complete and a finishing stripof bias tape (not shown) interconnects the ends of the tapes is alongeach of the edges 2i and 22 of the pattern It, the basting stitches 25%may be removed and the completed yoke 32 will be separated from thepattern l5. Thus, the pattern i may be used again to make additionalyckes and will not be destroyed after one yoke is completed.

The outermost row ill-a of the bias ta-pe may then be secured to theupper portion 33 of the blouse and buttons, snaps or other fasteners maybe secured to the finishing strips of bias tape (not shown) along theedges 2! and 22.

The fagoted stitching is particularly attractive and desirable becauseit does not form straight diagonal strands of yarn between the rows ofbias tape but, when completed according to the method hereinabovedescribed, produces interconnecting strands of yarn which have generallyradially-extending portions 35 with the shorter interconnecting diagonalportions 38 therebetween. This is shown particularly in Figures 2 and10.

The yoke made of fagoted stitches according to the present invention isdesirable because the pattern l5, which is used as a guide during theformation of the stitches and the formation of the yoke, may be usedrepeatedly and will not be destroyed after one yoke is completed.

It is to be understood that fagoted sttiches may be embodied in garmentsor used in other items (such as table cloths, doilies, etc.) and is notintended to be limited solely to use in the formation of yokes orcollars for blouses or dresses or the like. Thus, it may be used asdecorative stitching intervening any two parallel, spaced rows offabric.

Ihe yoke is particularly desirable because it fits smoothly and neatlyabout the shoulders, when made according to the pattern of the presentinvention. Moreover, it can be applied either as a decorative componentof blouses for girls or women, or may be used (when made according to asmaller pattern) as the entire shoulder or bodice-portion of a dress forsmall girls or children.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and it istherefore desired that the present embodiment 4 be considered in allrespects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to theappended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate thescope of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is the following:

1. A pattern for making fagoted yokes, said pattern being generallyoval-shaped and having a central aperture and a pair of spaced edges toprovide a truncated cone when said edges are in abutting relationship,said pattern having imprinted thereon a plurality of generallyconcentric, oval, spaced lines with diagonal guide-lines extendingbetween said concentric guide-lines, said diagonal lines forming aplurality of generally isosceles-shaped areas between said concentricguide-lines.

2. A pattern for use in making fagoted material, said pattern comprisinga thin sheet which is generally oval-shaped and has a central apertureand a pair of spaced edges to provide a truncated cone when said edgesare in abutting relationship, a plurality of generally parallel lines onsaid sheet and a plurality of relatively short lines on said sheetintervening the said generally parallel lines and extending at an acuteangle thereto.

3. A pattern for use in making fagoted material, said pattern comprisinga thin sheet of flexible material which is generally oval-shaped and hasa central aperture and a pair of spaced edges to provide a truncatedcone when said edges are in abutting relationship, a plurality ofgenerally parallel lines on said sheet and a plurality of relativelyshort lines on said sheet intervening the said generally parallel linesand extending at an acute angle thereto.

4. A pattern for use in making fagoted material, said pattern comprisinga thin sheet of flexible perforatable material which is generallyovalshaped and has a central aperture and a pair of spaced edges toprovide a truncated cone when said edges are in abutting relationship, aplurality of generally parallel lines on said sheet and a plurality ofrelatively short lines on said sheet intervening the said generallyparallel lines and. extending at an acute angle thereto.

5. A pattern for use in making fagoted material, said pattern comprisinga thin sheet which is generally oval-shaped and has a central apertureand a pair of spaced edges to provide a truncated cone when said edgesare in abutting relationship, a plurality of generally parallel lines onsaid sheet and a plurality of relatively short lines on said sheetintervening the said generally parallel lines, said relatively shortlines in combination with the generally parallel lines defining aplurality of adjacent triangular areas.

6. A pattern for use in making fagoted material, said pattern comprisinga thin sheet which is generally oval-shaped and has a central apertureand a pair of spaced edges to provide a truncatedcone when said edgesare in abutting relationship, a plurality of generally parallel lines onsaid sheet and a plurality of relatively short lines on said sheetintervening the said generally parallel lines, said relatively shortlines in combination with the generally parallel lines defining aplurality of adjacent triangular areas between alternate pairs ofadjacent generally parallel lines.

'7. A pattern for use in making fagoted material, said patterncomprising a thin sheet which is generally oval-shaped and has a centralaperture and a pair of spaced edges to provide a truncated cone whensaid edges are in abutting relationship, a plurality of generallyparallel lines on said sheet and a plurality of relatively short lineson said sheet intervening the said generally parallel lines and disposedat an acute angle to the generally parallel lines.

8. A pattern for use in making fagoted material, said pattern comprisinga thin sheet which is generally oval-shaped and has a central apertureand a pair of spaced edges to provide a truncated cone when said edgesare in abutting relationship, a plurality of generally parallel lines onsaid sheet and a plurality of indicator-markings on said sheet atregularly-spaced intervals along each of said generally parallel linesand I extending at an acute angle thereto.

9. A pattern for use in making fagoteol material, said patterncomprising a thin sheet which is generally oval-shaped and has a centralaperture and a pair of spaced edges to provide a truncated cone whensaid edges are in abutting relationship, a plurality of generallyparallel lines on said sheet and a plurality of indicator-markings onsaid sheet at regularly-spaced intervals along each of said generallyparallel lines and extending at an acute angle thereto, saidindicator-markings on each line being ofiset with respect to adjacentmarkings on adjacent lines.

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